Holy fuck.... 500 + dead from a heat wave.
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More than 500 people have died in India from a days-long heatwave that has seen temperatures nudging 50 degrees Celsius, officials say.
Officials warned the toll was likely rise, with figures still being collected in some parts of the hard-hit Telangana state in the south of the country, and with no end in sight to the searing conditions.
Large parts of India, including national capital New Delhi, have endured days of sweltering heat, prompting fears of power cuts.
Most of the 539 recorded deaths have been of construction workers, the elderly or the homeless in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, officials said, but some deaths have also occurred in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Andhra Pradesh authorities are urging labourers and others not to work long hours in the heat of the day after 325 people died from the high temperatures there in the last week.
"The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes," P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department, said.
Mr Rani said although the deaths started occurring on Monday last week, the number of cases increased towards the end of the week after days of scorching heat.
"We are asking them to take precautions like using an umbrella, using a cap, taking a huge quantity of liquids like water and buttermilk, and wearing cotton clothing," he said.
Another 204 people have died in Telangana, mostly since the middle of last week, officials said.
Officials warned the toll was likely rise, with figures still being collected in some parts of the hard-hit Telangana state in the south of the country, and with no end in sight to the searing conditions.
Large parts of India, including national capital New Delhi, have endured days of sweltering heat, prompting fears of power cuts.
Most of the 539 recorded deaths have been of construction workers, the elderly or the homeless in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, officials said, but some deaths have also occurred in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Andhra Pradesh authorities are urging labourers and others not to work long hours in the heat of the day after 325 people died from the high temperatures there in the last week.
"The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes," P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department, said.
Mr Rani said although the deaths started occurring on Monday last week, the number of cases increased towards the end of the week after days of scorching heat.
"We are asking them to take precautions like using an umbrella, using a cap, taking a huge quantity of liquids like water and buttermilk, and wearing cotton clothing," he said.
Another 204 people have died in Telangana, mostly since the middle of last week, officials said.
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